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#creativestateThe official magazine of Arts NC State
SPRING 2016
Robin HarrisTakes a Bow
The dance program director retires PAGE 14
Music and MemoryEnriching the lives of people
with cognitive challenges PAGE 24
OvertonesThomas Sayre’s
new landmark sculpture PAGE 32
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Dear Friends –I want to take this opportunity to thank the numerous
readers of the inaugural issue of #creativestate who took the time to relate their experiences with our
new magazine. Overwhelmingly the response has been incredibly positive and even heartwarming, and we look forward to serving you in this issue and all future issues as well.
It’s likely that as an arts supporter you recognize the media’s and several elected officials’ tendency to stress that attending college in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) field is the key to success, as well as the several decades’ long devaluation of the arts in education. What we know, and have mountains of scientific proof in support, is that an education in the arts is what frequently allows a STEM-field graduate to attain a higher degree of success in their career over their non-arts colleagues.
Here at Arts NC State we’re committed to learning more about how our students learn. And the more we research the possibilities and analyze the outcomes, the more convinced we are that a marriage of STEM and the arts – STEAM – is best not only for our students, but best for all students.
In this issue of #creativestate you’ll learn about some of the science-meets-art initiatives we have going on, and I for one am very excited about the results we are seeing and the upcoming performances and events we have related to these initiatives. Thank you for joining Arts NC State as we go into 2016 full STEAM ahead!
Rich HollyExecutive DirectorArts NC State
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
#creativestate Vignettes ............................... 8
Dance Language: Robin Harris ..................... 14
Melodic Memories ..................................... 24
Thomas Sayre’s New Campus Landmark ....... 32
Donors .................................................... 36
Dining Guide ............................................ 41
Coda ....................................................... 42
Calendars of Events
Spring Events ............................................ 5
NC State LIVE Spring 2016 .......................... 20
University Theatre Spring 2016 .................... 29
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ON THE COVERNow in her fourth year in the NCSU Dance
Company, senior Holley Holmes plans to
graduate in May 2016 with a B.S. in statistics
and a minor in economics. She grew up
dancing in her hometown of Asheville, and
was a recipient of the 2013-2014 Arts NC State
Performing Artist Award. This photo is from
Robin Harris’ forevermore, a piece that will be
performed as part of the Spring Concert on
April 13 and 14 in Stewart Theatre.
PHOTO BY JILLIAN CLARK COMMENTS ABOUT OUR NEW MAGAZINE?Contact us at [email protected].
The official magazine of Arts NC State
SPRING 2016 | VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2
#creativestate
Arts NC State is the collective voice of the visual and performing arts programs of
North Carolina State University.
Crafts Center Dance Program
Gregg Museum of Art & DesignMusic Department
NC State LIVEUniversity Theatre
Arts NC State is part of the Division of Academic and Student Affairs.
Dr. Mike Mullen Vice Chancellor and Dean
Rich Holly Executive Director
ADVERTISERS MAKE THIS MAGAZINE POSSIBLEFor advertising information,
contact Rory Kelly Gillis at 919.933.1551 or [email protected].
Arts NC State3140 Talley Student Union
Campus Box 7306Raleigh NC 27695
ncsu.edu/[email protected]
Ticket Central: 919.515.1100Administration Offices: 919.513.1800
This magazine was not produced or mailed with state-appropriated funds.
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ESJANUARY
Life’s Little Dramas, The World of Puppets and IllusionsD.H. Hill Library Exhibit GalleryThrough February 28, 2016
ArtsNow!Truitt Auditorium, Broughton HallJanuary 19
Crafting For the Birds: A Challenge and Informative TalkThe Crafts CenterJanuary 25
FEBRUARY
John Pizzarelli Stewart TheatreFebruary 6
PMC Lecture Series: The Trout Quintet Stewart TheatreFebruary 7
Leading Ladies Titmus TheatreFebruary 11 - 21
Yamato – The Drummers of Japan Stewart TheatreFebruary 20
Jazz Ensemble I Stewart TheatreFebruary 25
Robin Moore: In Search of Lost FrogsThe Crafts CenterFebruary 25
Faculty Recital: Dr. Wes Parker, TromboneStewart TheatreFebruary 26
Music of the British IslesStewart TheatreFebruary 27
Gary Knight: Forensic Photography in Today’s Criminal Justice SystemThe Crafts CenterFebruary 29
MARCH
Wind EnsembleStewart TheatreMarch 1
EVENTS CALENDAR
British Brass BandStewart TheatreMarch 2
Minor Music Recital: Zachary Verbos, saxophone Price 120March 4
An Evening with Kevin Lyman, Vans Warped Tour founder State Ballroom, Talley Student UnionMarch 15
Eva Johannes: Exploring the Micro-World – Where Science Meets Art The Crafts CenterMarch 16
Panoramic Dance ProjectStewart TheatreMarch 16 & 17
INK Kennedy-McIlwee Studio TheatreMarch 17 - 19
Cameron Carpenter Stewart TheatreMarch 19
ArtsNow! Kennedy-McIlwee Studio TheatreMarch 22
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
NC STATE LIVE
THE CRAFTS CENTER
DANCE PROGRAM
GREGG MUSEUM
MUSIC @ NC STATE
ARTS NC STATE
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Mu Beta Psi A Cappella Fest Stewart TheatreMarch 31
APRIL
NC State Choirs Spring Concert Stewart TheatreApril 1
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Stewart TheatreApril 3
Music Minor Student Showcase Price 110April 5
Student Art Sale Talley Student Union, 3rd floorApril 5 & 6
Ladies In Red Stewart TheatreApril 6
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Titmus TheatreApril 7 - 17
CONTRA-TIEMPO Stewart TheatreApril 9
JOHN PIZZARELLIPHOTO BY JIMMY KATZ
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919.515.1100 ncsu.edu/arts
ACOUSTIC AFRICA THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLARPANORAMIC DANCE PROJECTPHOTO BY JILLIAN CLARK
NC STATE WIND ENSEMBLE PHOTO BY ROBERT DAVEZAC
Performing Artist Award Competition Price 110April 13
NCSU Dance Company Spring ConcertStewart TheatreApril 13 & 14
Grains of Time State Ballroom, Talley Student UnionApril 16
Acoustic Africa featuring Habib Koité & Vusi Mahlasela Stewart TheatreApril 16
Raleigh Civic Symphony: The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony Stewart TheatreApril 17
Jazz Ensemble II Stewart TheatreApril 18
Wind Ensemble Stewart TheatreApril 19
British Brass Band Stewart TheatreApril 20
Jazz Ensemble I Stewart TheatreApril 21
State Chorale Stewart TheatreApril 22
Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra: Peter and the Wolfpack Stewart TheatreApril 24
The Swingles Stewart TheatreApril 27
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ALEX MILLER RECEIVES THE BOWERS MEDAL OF ARTS
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Chancellor Randy Woodson, Retired Vice Provost Alex Miller, and Friends of Arts NC State board chair Bing Sizemore.
The Friends of Arts NC State (FANS) Board of Advisors presented the 2015 Bowers Medal of Arts to N. Alexander Miller III, in recognition of the unique role he has played in establishing Arts NC State as a vibrant and engaging organization that NC State students, faculty, staff, and the broader community know today. Alex was honored at an award ceremony in the newly renovated Stewart Theatre on September 29.
Alex Miller retired from his position as Vice Provost for Arts NC State in 2014 after 29 years of service to NC State University. During his career, he played a leading role in each of Arts NC State’s major accomplishments. Together with colleagues and volunteers, Alex led the creation of the Arts NC State organization
in 2000, providing a unified, central home for the university’s visual and performing arts programs.
At the same time, Alex and his fellow arts leaders established the Friends of Arts NC State (FANS), an organization committed to supporting and advocating for NC State’s arts programs. Soon thereafter he had the foresight to establish a development office for Arts NC State, a decision that dramatically increased private funding for the arts and made possible two successful building campaigns for the renovation of Thompson Hall, and the future home of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design at the site of the historic chancellor’s residence on Hillsborough Street.
Alex also oversaw the launch of initiatives aimed at heightening
student success through engagement with the arts, including the Arts Village (a vibrant living and learning residential community), the Student Art Purchase, and the Creative and Performing Artist Awards. In addition to serving Arts NC State as an administrator, Alex has enriched the campus as a performer, acting and singing in University Theatre productions and in Music Department performances.
The Bowers Medal of Arts was established in 2000 to recognize and celebrate the vital role that Henry Bowers played in the development of and support for the visual and performing arts at NC State University. During his tenure as director of the University Student Center, Bowers committed himself to the goal of making the arts an inseparable part of the educational
experience for all NC State students. He worked ceaselessly to create opportunities for students to have access to a full range of the arts, whether as engaged and enlightened audiences or creative and innovative participants.
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ART2WEAR RUNWAY SHOW 2016Consider it a major NC State bucket list item.
Art2Wear is celebrating its fifteenth year as a student-organized runway show. One of the most anticipated campus events of the year, the show presents fashion, costume and wearable sculpture created by the students of the College of Design and the College of Textiles at NC State.
Organized and hosted by the College of Design’s Art + Design department, Art2Wear challenges audiences and designers to question the boundaries and conventional definitions of fashion. Students are encouraged to explore new fashion ground and create new design pathways by blending technical skill with innovative technology.
This year’s show takes place in the State Ballroom of Talley Student Union on April 22. For details and tickets, visit design.ncsu.edu/art2wear.
PETER AND THE WOLFPACK!Joined by special guest narrator Harry Shearer (The Simpsons, This Is Spinal Tap, Saturday Night Live), the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra (conducted by Peter Askim) performs one of the most loved compositions of all time, Peter and the Wolf. In a special new version created especially for NC State – Peter and the WolfPack! – Shearer (the voice of 23 of the characters on The Simpsons, including Mr. Burns, Smithers and Ned Flanders) tells the tale of Peter’s encounter with the Wolf, with the instruments of the orchestra representing the characters. This afternoon of compelling storytelling, laughter and great music is perfect for the whole family.
SAVE THE DATE FOR THE STEPSThere is one bright spot to a presidential election year: it means the Capitol Steps will be back in Stewart Theatre!
Mark your calendar now for Saturday, September 10, 2016, when the funniest political comedy troupe in the nation returns to NC State for two shows. Tickets will go on sale this summer.
For almost thirty-five years, the Capitol Steps have been putting politics and scandal to music. They began when Reagan was president and ketchup was a vegetable. As fans know, they’re the only group in Washington that attempts to be funnier than the Congress.
The NCSU Libraries is now accepting submissions for the 2016 Code+Art Student Visualization Contest. Graduate and undergraduate students, individually or in groups, who are interested in creative coding, generative art, animation, or data visualization are invited to create visualizations for any of the four large video walls at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library, including the 20-foot wide Art Wall.
Participants will compete for cash prizes. All entries that are technologically viable and appropriate will be displayed on one of four video walls in Hunt Library and viewed by thousands of visitors every month.
Libraries have long been places where people have explored new ways of interacting with information. The video walls at the Hunt Library were installed to create a dialogue with library visitors and show the work of students and faculty at the university.
Deadline for entry is March 15, 2016. See full details at lib.ncsu.edu/codeart.
Sunday, April 24 at 4pm Stewart Theatre
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WHERE DID THE FROGS GO?Did you know that North Carolina’s amphibian diversity is among the highest in the world? And that around the world, amphibians are going extinct at an alarming rate?
The Disappearing Frogs Project uses art to focus on one simple message: amphibians are critical to the health of our planet and ultimately to the health of humankind. The project is dedicated to creating interactive art installations to raise awareness of the global decline and disappearance of frogs and other amphibians.
The Disappearing Frogs Project was created in 2013 by Charlotte-based artist Terry Thirion. She is using art to demystify science, and communicate complex ideas in a form that’s understandable to the public. Mobilizing the collective power of artists as interpreters forms a vital link in the scientific communication chain. The Disappearing Frogs Project creates synergy between artists and scientists by communicating the magnitude of the global amphibian decline and its potential effects on species extinction.
This spring, the Crafts Center is hosting the Disappearing Frogs Project exhibition, February 1 through March 3. For more details about the exhibition, visit go.ncsu.edu/frogs.
GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTSAs if you needed another reason to visit Stewart Theatre – beyond the many wonderful performances presented in the space by the programs of Arts NC State – you can now enjoy rotating exhibitions in the glass cases that were added in the lobby during the Talley renovation.
One of the first, on display through spring 2016, is a collection of found object sculptures by James Troyer. A tip of the hat to Aristotle: these fascinating sculptures indeed underscore how something beautiful can be created from unlikely elements.
Dr. James R. Troyer (1929-2014) was a faculty member of NC State’s Department of Plant & Microbial Biology (formerly the Botany Department) from 1957 to 1995. A lifelong gifted artist, his hobbies included oil painting, drawing, cartooning and writing poetry. After retiring, he continued to maintain an office in Gardner Hall, where he began assembling whimsical art works made from parts of broken scientific instruments, defunct computers, worn out machinery, and other “found objects” salvaged from the botany lab. He gave many of these sculptures to friends and colleagues. In 2015, Professor Troyer’s family donated thirty of the remaining pieces to the Gregg Museum of Art & Design – now on display for the first time, just outside Stewart Theatre.
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THE GREAT ANIMAL ORCHESTRA: A SYMPHONY FOR ORCHESTRA AND WILD SOUNDSCAPESIn commemoration of Earth Month and in conjunction with community, university, educational and local business partners, the NC State Music Department and Raleigh Civic Symphony will present the East Coast premiere of The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony on Sunday, April 17 at 4pm in Stewart Theatre.
The concert will be the focal point of a sustainability symposium hosted by the orchestra in cooperation with the NC State Sustainability Office and Earth Week committee, and is supported by a grant from the NC State Sustainability Fund. The performance will complement a series of activities highlighting issues of sustainability and the relationship of humans, animals and the environment.
The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony (GAOS) is a powerful musical work, composed by renowned British composer Richard Blackford in close collaboration with Dr. Bernie Krause. Using Krause’s vast library of almost 5,000 hours of soundscape recordings as both inspiration and sonic palette, Blackford’s composition combines live orchestral music with recordings of animals in their natural environments, made by Krause over 45 years of scientifically based research in the field of soundscape ecology. Visceral in both its musical and sonic components, the work touches on themes that are central to the current scientific and cultural conversations about man, animals, the environment and the relationship between them all.
The NC State students participating in the orchestra are both undergraduates and graduate students, and represent a wide variety of majors and fields, many directly related to the issues raised by the GAOS. Though none of the students are music majors, the orchestras give the students an opportunity to pursue their passion for music while simultaneously working at a high level in their given fields.
The symposium will include keynote lectures by Richard Blackford on the intersection of the science and the music, the musical construction of the GAOS and cross-disciplinary collaborative process.
Visit go.ncsu.edu/animalorchestra for details on the symposium.
Since 2001, Arts NC State has purchased original artwork of NC State students. A committee of staff, students and local artists review the submitted work and choose pieces to purchase. The chosen works become a part of the permanent collection of Arts NC State and hang in Talley Student Union or selected locations on campus.
In 2015, the sale was opened to the public. The public sale dates for 2016 are Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5 and 6, 3-7pm. The sale will take place on the third floor of Talley Student Union.
Currently enrolled, full-time NC State students can submit artwork to be purchased by NC State or the public. To learn more about submitting or purchasing artwork, visit go.ncsu.edu/studentart.
2016 STUDENT ART SALE
Fireworks by Claire Hider (fashion and textile management), acrylic and golden on canvas, purchased by Arts NC State at the 2015 Student Art Sale.
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STATE CHORALE HEADS TO IRELANDSt. Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin. Kylemore Abbey in Galway. St. Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney. These are but a few of the concert venues that await the NC State Chorale as they set off to Ireland in May 2016 for the choir’s second international tour. The Chorale will spend nine days touring, learning, and most importantly, singing their way throughout the beautiful Irish landscape.
During the trip, the Chorale will perform four concerts, one in tandem with a local Irish choir. Of course, the choir will perform classics of Irish music such as Danny Boy, and settings of poetry by William Butler Yeats. But just as importantly, the Chorale will also bring the music of the Americas with them to share with our Irish friends. Repertoire will include musical settings by modern American composers, several African-American spirituals, and also music from the Caribbean.
In May 2014, the State Chorale completed its first international tour to Italy, with performances in Assisi, Florence, Rome, and the Vatican. It was the opportunity of a lifetime for the students. The members of the current choir look forward to sharing a new musical adventure, and are busily fundraising to subsidize the cost of the trip. The chance to perform internationally is a rare student experience, one that presents great opportunity to learn and grow as musicians and as informed citizens in the world.
The NC State Chorale is the premier vocal ensemble at NC State University. Dedicated to upholding the highest standards of the choral art and the collegiate choral tradition, the State Chorale is comprised of approximately 50 student singers, all of whom are earning degrees in fields other than music.
GREGG MUSEUM EMERGES FROM THE MUDThere may be a bit of wisdom in those insipid old clichés that sometimes get trotted out by well-meaning folks at annoyingly inopportune times, like, “Into each life, a little rain must fall,” or, “Without the valleys, there can be no peaks.”
But when spoken at a building site they can sometimes come across as more frustrating than comforting. Between October and December, nearly double the normal amount of rain fell on the construction workers struggling to build NC State’s new Gregg Museum of Art & Design, often turning the site into a proverbial Red Sea of slippery clay mud.
Nevertheless, the hard-hatted crews gamely took on the elements and managed to dig the huge “valley” where the museum’s art treasures will eventually get stored below the future galleries, safely snug in a climate-controlled underground environment surrounded by stout concrete walls and protected by a state-of-the-art security system.
For the first time since 1927, the lower portions of the historic Chancellor’s Residence (home to generations of NC State’s First Families) also saw the light of day – but only long enough to be treated with 21st century weather sealant and insulation. With any luck, they may never be seen again.
By January, the first beams and struts of skeletal steel began rising over the concrete foundations, finally making it possible for passersby to envision the full scope of the future Gregg Museum. Before long, some of the cultural peaks in the museum’s vast collections will emerge again, as new exhibitions grace its walls for the first time.
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At the Performing Arts Exchange in Baltimore in September, Sharon Moore, director of NC State LIVE, was presented the 2015 Mary Beth Treen Award, awarded annually by South Arts to a respected member of the performing arts presenting and touring community.
Treen, now retired from Mary Beth Treen Artists Management, served as a mentor for students, artists, managers, presenters, and others who are engaged in the presentation of the performing arts.
Sharon Moore has been with NC State LIVE (formerly NCSU Center Stage) for 29 years. She worked with PlayMakers Repertory Company on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill before coming to NC State in 1986. At NC State LIVE, she and the staff offer a diverse multi-disciplinary program that encourages community and campus engagement.
Sharon was a founding member of the North Carolina Presenters Consortium in 1991, serving on the Executive Board until 1998 and as President 1998-2000. She has participated on the boards of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters, Arts Access, the North Carolina Jazz Network, the North Carolina Dance Alliance and Arts North Carolina, on grants panels for the NC Arts Council, and currently serves again on the NCPC Executive Board.
South Arts, a nonprofit regional arts organization, was founded in 1975 to build on the South’s unique heritage and enhance the public value of the arts. The Performing Arts Exchange, or PAE, is an annual performing arts booking, showcasing and professional development conference, managed by South Arts and hosted by a different eastern city each year. PAE is the primary marketplace and forum for performing arts presenting and touring – artists and work, ideas, learning and information – in the eastern US.
David Briggs, director of High Point Theatre, presented the 2015 Mary Beth Treen Award to Sharon Moore.
SHARON MOORE, 2015 MARY BETH TREEN AWARD RECIPIENT
MU BETA PSI TURNS 90One of the nation’s oldest music fraternities, Mu Beta Psi has been dedicated to music service, excellence, and fellowship for 90 years.
Mu Beta Psi was founded right here at NC State on November 5, 1925 by Major Percy W. Price. Percy “Daddy” Price – namesake of Price Music Center – was in charge of the military band at first, then became the founder and director of the Music Program at the university. Today the fraternity has active chapters in North Carolina, Virginia, Michigan, New York and New Jersey.
The dedicated students of Mu Beta Psi support the NC State Music Department through service. They set up shells, risers, chairs, and stands for Music Department concerts, and assist the Marching Band at home football games, carrying and setting up equipment, running errands, and providing apples for our band and any visiting bands.
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“Dance is a language, a way to process and understand the world around us.” So says the NC State Dance Program’s
home page. That seemingly simple sentence sums up the viewpoint of Robin Harris, who has been the program’s director for 30 years. She came to dance from language. As an undergraduate, Harris majored in French. She was interested in the structures and nuances of languages.
As a freshman at The Ohio State University, Harris discovered modern dance. “I finished my French degree in three years so that I could dance,” she said. “I didn’t consider myself an artist at the beginning.” She earned her graduate degree in dance at Ohio State, but followed her language interests to focus on theory and Labanotation, a system for analyzing and recording movement that remains highly useful in preserving aspects of the ephemeral art, even far into the digital imaging age. Harris learned and taught choreographic craft, but thought she’d go on to teach theory and Labanotation.
After completing her graduate degree, Harris picked Raleigh as an up-and-coming spot, and a likely place to start her career. She started teaching at Enloe High School, where she began choreographing dances on the students, and in the process, refined her own value system.
“I started choosing projects based on my own personal history, and from our common history,” Harris said. In a twist on the then-common quip about the personal being political, Harris realized that “from the specific, you can talk about the universal.”
By the time she was hired by NC State University in 1986 to teach a modern dance class and other courses, Harris was also clear on another key component of her dance aesthetic: “It is not just content that’s important: craft is essential, and that’s what I teach here. The structure itself needs to give information about the idea.”
After a year, Harris founded the NCSU Dance Company in 1987.
“We had no funding. Zero funding.” But Harris had a clear idea about how dance could thrive at State.
Her approach to dance-making parallels the “form follows function” dictum of 20th century Modernism, which was well-known in the Design and Architecture Schools, and her evidence-based choreographic process that relies on truth to source materials echoes both the craft process and the scientific method. While art-making might be out of the experiential zone for most NC State students, rigorous research and analysis, and a concomitant pursuit of the truth, are not. So was born a program that – without offering a major, without even its own studio – has become renowned throughout the state and around the country.
Diane DeFries and Harris had known each other in graduate school, and reconnected when DeFries became the executive director of the American
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College Dance Association. DeFries makes the point that Harris’ way of spinning straw into gold – whether building a program or making a dance – is intrinsic to her character. “I came to understand that mining the richness of limitations defines her unique artistic voice. In a field where ‘more’ is highly valued – more performers, more movement, more lights, more energy – Robin shows how ‘less’ can be incredibly powerful. The quiet of her work reveals amazing strength. Her craft is impeccable and her art is profound.”
Both in her own art and in her teaching, Harris emphasizes research to acquire information needed to develop a vocabulary for the content. She creates a journal for each dance she develops, collecting and collating emotional, visual and verbal material, musical ideas and of course, choreographic notations. All that “tangible evidence” of the ideas, feelings and images in play informs the dance-making.
“I encourage movement vocabulary developed especially for the specific content,” she says. Just as she does, Harris’ students start with an idea – often something from daily life, or a big emotional experience. Then comes research into its aspects, in order to invent expressive physical vocabulary. From that basic movement language, the choreographers build phrases, and find the overall structure that best
reinforces the idea. This working method allows student dancers and choreographers to make strong art, but it requires real commitment of time and heart, and the willingness to stretch physically, emotionally and intellectually.
Commenting on the many NC State students who have performed at the ACDA regional conference and the National College Dance Festival, DeFries adds, “The NCSU student dancers who worked with Robin were remarkable in their maturity of performance. In addition, the student choreography I was privileged to see did not resemble Robin’s, but her guiding hand was evident in the clear conceptual focus of the dance.”
“The work in this program requires honesty, so we have to strip away a lot of things from the normal student-teacher relationship,” Harris says. “Because the work in the company is content-driven, I have to get to know them – so it is like a family that way. We really do love them for who they are. What makes them a company is a common approach to the work. They don’t have to be alike.”
That, and the 20 hours per week the NCSU Dance Company members commit to spending in the studio each week – the same amount of time spent in practice by varsity athletes.
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“We establish a strong work ethic,” said Harris, “and also help them manage and prioritize. They are good at it – they are already good time managers. I recognized from the beginning who my students were, and valued that. I had these super-smart students bringing what they knew and their problem-solving abilities from their major disciplines into the creative process.” Where some might have seen the lack of a dance major as a problem, Harris has used it as an asset, drawing students and their knowledge bases from all over the university. In turn, “the process we go through in the Company, the values can be applied in other disciplines.”
Dr. Fay Cobb Payton is an associate professor in NC State’s Poole College of Management who is studying how that works. “I initiated the project and wanted to
collaborate with the Dance Department as a lover of the arts. I am particularly interested in the link between STEM majors and dance (some call this STEAM) [with the added A for arts]. Nonetheless, often students (as I was in my formative years) are directed to choose... that is, you cannot do both dance (arts) and a STEM discipline. I am interested in the engagement to enable students to ‘do both’ as a complement, not as an either-or proposition.”
An exemplar of the possibilities for “STEAM” is Ashley Walls White, a Ph.D. student in the mathematics department who also holds a B.S. and M.S. in mathematics as well as a B.S. in Philosophy from NC State. “This is my ninth year at NC State and my ninth year of involvement with the NCSU Dance Company,” says White. “The NCSU Dance Company
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is immeasurably important to me, it has been the experience that has influenced and shaped me most as a person while at NC State; it’s where I learned to be an artist and a human. I’ve always said that from a broad perspective, in math, or in philosophy, or in dance making I’m doing the same thing – invoking a line of inquiry and following a logical path to come up with a solution or answer to that inquiry.
“Robin Harris taught me a clear and comprehensive approach to choreographic craft that makes inquiry in choreography as logical and straightforward as writing a proof in mathematics or arguing a point in philosophy; which is not to say that any of those things are easy, or accomplished without a great deal of creativity and care. Laban Movement Analysis and dance theory that Robin introduced to us in the Company were actually the inspiration for my Masters project in mathematics, An application of Abstract Algebra to Modern Dance Composition, and
I presented results from this work in the MoSAIC (Mathematics of Society, Art, Industry and Culture) conference hosted by NC State in 2015.”
Sometimes, though, Harris’ students have been dancer-choreographers through and through. A prominent Raleigh example is Carol Kyles Finley, professor and director of dance at Meredith College, another hub of modern dance. Speaking as a former student, a colleague – she and Harris set work on each other’s students – and director of a college dance program, Finley says “I have been inspired by Robin’s creative process, work ethic, and vision since meeting her as undergraduate at NC State in Spring of 1989. After taking several classes with her in modern, ballet, and composition, I joined the NCSU Dance Company under her direction.
“I felt then, and know directly now, that participation in a rich, well-developed co-curricular program in dance is impactful to every aspect of academic, community,
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and professional life. Robin in particular is so process oriented that her students leave NC State with highly effective problem solving skills that can be applied in any field. She teaches and lives by creative principles that are admirable for their purpose and spirit; she put NC State dance on the map.”
DeFries, the American College Dance Association director, concurs: “At ACDA events, all kinds of dance programs come together to share work and dance. The particular strengths of the NC State program – Robin’s vision, the dancers’ maturity in performing these challenging works, the student choreography – are shared with hundreds of dancers as well as adjudicators. These strengths have been recognized over the years through the selection of 17 faculty and student dances for regional conference gala performances and seven dances for the National College Dance Festival. This is a remarkable honor for any dance program, but it is an exceptional tribute to a non-major program. Under Robin’s leadership, NC State has been a clear presence in dance in higher education both regionally and nationally.”
Robin Harris came to teach a class, and created something of far greater scope and significance than
anyone had dreamed in 1986. After 30 years, half her life, she will retire at the end of the spring 2016 semester. When she arrived at NC State, “Dance was not connected to any other arts programs.” Now Dance is part of Arts NC State, where, she said, “the arts have been growing and flourishing… All the programs are strengthening and developing on their own, so collectively we are stronger.
“I so appreciate the career I’ve had here. I’ve had such meaningful relationships with my students: who they are has contributed to who I am. I’ve been able to develop as a teacher and an artist in an honest way, and to be the mother to my children I needed to be.
“Being a choreographer is at the center of who I am, so I’ll still choreograph. I’ll still keep working,” says Harris.
A choreographer knows the moment when a leap is called for; a dancer knows its instant. Harris knows it’s time to leap toward a new dance, a new vocabulary, in the language structure of her invention.
“I want to organize the structure of my life differently now.” Expect tangible evidence.
Kate Dobbs Ariail has written widely on the arts since 1988. The Five Points Star, her cultural criticism blog, can be found at thefivepointsstar.com.
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NC State LIVE Spring 2016
JOHN PIZZARELLISaturday, February 6 at 8pmStewart Theatre
What a guy! We get more requests for John Pizzarelli than any other artist who has performed here. He’s witty, utterly charming, has an amazing voice, and is a jaw-dropping guitarist. Pizzarelli is renowned for his rich, original interpretations of songs from the Great American Songbook mixed with contemporary classics.
YAMATO – THE DRUMMERS OF JAPANSaturday, February 20 at 8pmStewart Theatre
Breathtaking! The young men and women of Yamato turn the ancient Japanese art of taiko drumming into a heart-pounding spectacle of athleticism, precision and exhilarating musical expertise. “The Yamato show is a genuinely theatrical experience, delivered with balletic grace and infectious humour.” – Times Online (UK)
CAMERON CARPENTERSaturday, March 19 at 8pmStewart Theatre
We think he relishes his bad boy reputation. Cameron Carpenter is having a ball smashing the stereotypes of organists and organ music, all the while generating worldwide acclaim. Celebrated for his flawless technique and flamboyant style, he’ll be playing the International Touring Organ – a monumental digital organ of his own design. This organ was officially introduced with two Lincoln Center concerts in March 2014.
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR & OTHER ERIC CARLE FAVOURITESSunday, April 3 at 3pmStewart Theatre (Kidstuff Series)
Eric Carle’s classic story of the wonderful adventures of a very tiny and very hungry caterpillar is one of the most successful children’s books of all time. Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia will bring a delightful and imaginative black light adaptation of three of Carle’s beloved books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Little Cloud and The Mixed-Up Chameleon.
CONTRA-TIEMPOSaturday, April 9 at 7pmStewart Theatre
Inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest, and Oya, the Afro-Cuban deity of wind and storms, choreographer Ana Maria Alvarez harnesses her unique urban-Latin movement approach to create a visually stunning and thought-provoking evening of dance performance. Agua Furiosa, CONTRA-TIEMPO’s newest work, merges call and response, a live vocalist, fierce physicality and the performers’ own personal multicultural narratives. Audiences will walk away from Agua Furiosa impacted and inspired to locate themselves inside the complex and transforming conversation of race in America.
This performance is funded in part by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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ACOUSTIC AFRICA FEATURING HABIB KOITÉ & VUSI MAHLASELASaturday, April 16 at 8pmStewart Theatre
The fourth installment of Acoustic Africa’s exhilarating journey focuses on the richness of the African traditions of voice and song, featuring two beloved singers. A modern troubadour with extraordinary appeal, Habib Koité‘s musicianship, wit and wisdom translate across cultures. Hailing from the musically prolific West African nation of Mali, the guitarist and composer has been named the biggest pop star of the region by Rolling Stone. An accomplished guitarist, percussionist, composer and poet – with a pure and commanding voice – South Africa’s Vusi Mahlasela sang a message of peace during the anti-apartheid movement. His music is uplifting and beautiful, blending folk, pop, and traditional African music.
THE SWINGLESWednesday, April 27 at 8pmStewart Theatre
Today’s London-based Swingles are an international a capella phenomenon – seven young and versatile voices who deliver folk ballads, funk jams and fugues with equal precision and passion.
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BY ORLA SWIFT
In a dance unlike any that freshman Skye Zambrano has tried before, she places her fingers in the outstretched hand of the elderly woman in front of her. The woman, Lila*, smiles warmly as
their eyes meet, and she begins swinging their hands side to side, then up and down, bouncing to a lively salsa beat.
Skye can’t hear the beat, but Lila can, and that’s all that matters. In this joyful moment, Lila is dancing with a dear friend at a family reunion, at a nightclub, or perhaps a street festival pulsing with noise and laughter.
It could be any of those places, or none, but what’s important is this: she is not sitting in a chair at a table in an elderly care center in Durham. She is wherever her memories have brought her in that moment, as the strains of familiar music flow from an iPod to her headphones and into her eager mind.
The pair met through Music & Memory, a national nonprofit organization that seeks to enrich the lives of elderly people who have Alzheimer’s, dementia or other cognitive and physical challenges by providing them with iPods and other digital devices filled with familiar music.
Senior CommUnity Care of North Carolina, a Durham-based program that serves elderly residents in Wake, Durham and parts of Granville counties, contacted NC State University after receiving Music and Memory certification and a grant enabling it to purchase 30 iPod Shuffles and headsets, and $1,500 worth of iTunes gift cards. They hoped to interest some students in downloading music and loading it onto the iPods.
Amy Sawyers, coordinator for arts outreach at Arts NC State, and
MELODICMEMORIESNC State students help older adults connect with music of their past
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the instructor for the Arts Forum, an experiential arts course that students living in the university’s Arts Village are required to take, saw potential for a deeper involvement. In the Arts Forum, students attend 12 arts events per semester, selecting from a list of 100 classes, workshops, performances and other opportunities. Sawyers asked if the students could come to Durham and work directly with the elderly participants. From that proposal, the local Music and Memory Project was born.
“My background is in applied arts, and I see tremendous value in students not only experiencing art as audience members but using art to engage with their community via service-related work,” says Sawyers. “My master’s thesis was about creating an intergenerational storytelling project, and I saw firsthand how using art as a platform for sharing in an intergeneration space was really rewarding for all involved.”
Skye, a math and math education major who loves music and how it makes her feel, eagerly signed up. After her first of three visits, she was sold on the program’s restorative power.
“Having a passion for music, I can see how music has effects on my life, but to see how it affected the residents was completely eye-opening,” she wrote in an email to Sawyers after her first visit. “It was amazing to watch how certain people started off sleeping, watching television, being silent, or not being
at all interactive. Once the headphones came on, the excitement just floored them. There was a man who rarely communicated with the workers; he began making verbal sounds once his iPod started playing. While his words were slurred and not understandable, he had still made his own progress.”
Skye was immediately at ease with the participants on the second visit, sitting quietly with them but keenly sensitive to whatever level of communication they sought. With one man, that amounted to only an occasional smile or nodding to a shared rhythm. With Lila, there was something deeper, in part because Skye understood Lila’s native Spanish, but also, Skye speculated, because she reminded Lila of someone from her past. Lila offered chatty observations to Skye throughout her visit, occasionally reaching out to touch Skye’s face or stroke her hair.
Nearby, Davis Ranson, a junior majoring in biomechanical engineering, scrolled through iTunes to find more music for the iPods. The top requested genres – garnered from the participants’ relatives and staff members who had come to know them – were Latin, gospel, Hindu and country music. At a nurse’s request, she was now gathering Selena tunes for Lila, because Selena makes Lila want to get up and dance.
Davis says she got involved in Arts Village to provide some balance with her highly technical studies. Her role this year is to drive students to arts events, but
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she was eager to participate more actively in this special project.
“I thought it would be a good opportunity to see how the arts continue to play a role in people’s lives beyond just appreciating creativity,” she said. “I’m not sure what I was expecting when I came here, but it’s been really neat how everybody seems to respond in different ways.”
Kyra Schor, community outreach coordinator for New York-based Music & Memory, said she loves how students are beginning to get involved with the organization.
“At Music & Memory, we believe that the power of our program comes from meaningful interactions that personalized music playlists help spark,” Schor says. “Thus, the most important benefit of student volunteer organizations is the human connection and compassion they bring to care organization residents on a regular basis.”
Sawyers hopes to expand the Music & Memory Project for the spring semester, opening it up to all NC State students and inviting Music Department students in particular.
“I am really proud of our Arts Village students for leading this effort,” she says, “and for reaching outside of their campus community into the Triangle community to use art as a vehicle for community building and service.”
They’ll have plenty of opportunities with Senior CommUnity Care, which is now using the iPods daily in two activity rooms, according to marketing manager Kimberley R.P. Ladue. They’re also considering seeking a grant to provide additional music therapy programs.
“Truly, the gift of music – the power that it brings and the benefits of being able to reach someone thought to be unreachable – is priceless,” she says. “But so is the lesson that the students may have gleaned: that we come in all shapes and sizes, we grow to be many things, and each of us is worth reaching out to.”
*Lila’s name was changed for this article, in order to adhere to federal health care privacy regulations.
MORE INFORMATION: musicandmemory.org seniorcommunitycarenc.org arts.ncsu.edu/about/arts-outreach
Orla Swift was a theatre critic and arts reporter at the News & Observer and other newspapers for 20 years, and is now director of marketing and communications at Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
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LEADING LADIESFebruary 11 - 24Titmus Theatre
In this hilarious comedy by the author of Lend Me A Tenor and Moon Over Buffalo, two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, find themselves so down on their luck that they are performing “Scenes from Shakespeare” on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, they resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. The trouble is, when they get to York, they find out that the relatives aren’t nephews, but nieces!By Ken Ludwig
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDEApril 7 - 17Titmus Theatre
On the fog-bound streets of Victorian-era London, Henry Jekyll’s experiments with exotic “powders and tinctures” have brought forth his other self – Edward Hyde. Now, two sides battle each other in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse to determine who shall be the master and who the slave in this new and shocking version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale of depravity, lust, love and horror.Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
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THEATREFEST 2016: BREAK OUT THE DEERSTALKERS!
University Theatre’s TheatreFest 2016 will salute the grand lady of mystery, Agatha Christie.
The season will include one of her most intriguing and popular works, The Hollow, as well as Something’s Afoot, a musical, satirical salute to Christie’s Ten Little Indians. This full-scale musical will offer laughs, tingles, toe-tapping songs and aha! moments galore.
University Theatre is also putting a little behind the scenes magic into the summer with some very limited, special original events guaranteed to add spice to your visits with Agatha. Please visit theatre.arts.ncsu.edu for details and performance schedule.
The folks at University Theatre are unpacking the deerstalker hats and magnifying glasses in anticipation and, as they sing in Something’s Afoot, “We owe it all to Agatha Christie!”
The TheatreFest season will run June 3-26, with performances in Thompson Hall. Tickets will go on sale Thursday, April 7.
TheatreFest 2016 is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission.
DUCK HUNTER SHOOTS ANGEL, FALL 2015
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Artist Thomas Sayre has been working in Raleigh for many years now, and has made several significant pieces that mark transitional moments in the city’s maturation. Since the
1980s, when Sayre and partner Steve Schuster formed Clearscapes Architecture and led some of the first wave downtown redevelopment, Sayre has been an important voice in the conversation about the built environment, and the effect of its physical and visual qualities on the people who inhabit it.
Sayre’s latest contribution to the cityscape has particular relevance for NC State. Overtones, located outside of the Aloft Hotel on Hillsborough Street, directly across from the landmark NC State Belltower, is both an homage to the memorial tower, and a new landmark in itself.
Throughout his career, Sayre has been notable for his refined combination of intellectual abstraction and tactility, and for his unerring sense of scale. Overtones, 51 feet tall, holds its own with the architecture around it. Made of highly polished curved steel strips visibly supported from within by a nexus of linear star shapes around a central axis, it shimmers in the light, changing to the view with perspective and time. It’s a visual representation of how a bell
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makes sound, the aural wave-forms made visible to the eye. But the way the sculpture apparently changes with viewer position and time of day also offers a representation of how we perceive sound, depending on our relationship to its source during its duration.
Like the sound from a peal of bells, the general form of Overtones swells and diminishes. But due to the use of highly reflective material, the sculpture also provides a visual analog to the urban soundscape, in which many sounds break upon each other to create a multi-textured flow. The sculpture fractures and repeats reflections of everything encircling it – it echoes – in such a way that its firm and definite structure seems as insubstantial as a reflection in moving water. And like all successful sculpture, it activates the space around it.
Although it does not project a particular image, like the wonderful Cree Shimmer Wall which
Sayre designed in 2009 for the side of the Raleigh Convention Center, Overtones continues Sayre’s exploration of spatial geometries through the simplest of forms, and the effects of light on those forms and on viewer perception. Another example in downtown Raleigh is the Pas de Chat pool in Lichtin Plaza fronting Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. Overtones’ closest artistic ancestor, though, is Sayre’s monumentally scaled Gyre (1999), with its three enormous earth-cast rings, on the grounds of the NC Museum of Art. Like Overtones, its power depends upon its simplicity and scale; its impact depends upon the light and the viewer’s physical relationship to it. And in both pieces, there is music at the reverberant core.
Kate Dobbs Ariail has written widely on the arts since 1988. The Five Points Star, her cultural criticism blog, can be found at thefivepointsstar.com.
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CONTRIBUTOR ($100-$249)
Ellen AdelmanLynn & Mary AikenDavid & Diane AilorDonald & Stephanie AlmJeffery & Kristine AlpiJay Althouse & Sally AlbrechtAndrew & Sarah AmmonsAndrew & Elizabeth
ArrowoodCharles & Sissy AshbyGraham AumanBryan & Carol AupperleDonald & Linda BarkerJon & Kathryn BartleyMarc BaylinClarence & Barbara BeaverClarence & Carol BeaverAnna Bigelow Mark & Dawn BoettigerMichael & Noni BohonakMarshall & Jeannine BostJeffery & Jill BradenSteven BraloveRobert & Aleta BraunJeffrey & Margie BrooksKeith BrownWilfred & Barbara BuffaloeOwen & Roshena BuggeJames & Marvis ByrdMichael & Regina CarpenterCrystal CarterRobert Chapman &
Mary LovelockTyler ClaytonChristopher ClineGerald & Sandra CobbThomas & Frances Coggin
R. STANHOPE PULLEN SOCIETYThe R. Stanhope Pullen Society was created in 1993 and recognizes alumni and friends who invest in the future of the university through any type of deferred gifts. Arts NC State would like to recognize Pullen Society members who have designated support for our arts programs.
Wade & Brenda BrickhouseRonald G. Ellis, Jr.Nancy C. Gregg*Norman & Gilda GreenbergGlenn S. HarmanMichael J. HollandFrederick & Ginger HortonJack M. HunterBernard & Patricia HymanMartha N. Keravuori
James* & Eileen LecceSheila Lund*N. Alexander Miller IIIMac & Lindsay NewsomLew & Billie RentelBanks & Louise TalleyCaroline Hickman VaughanDavid & Judi Wilkinson
*deceased
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John & Gisela GraceWilliam & Erica GrantmyreAllan GurganusPatrick Gurgel & Gisele
Passador-GurgelCharles & Cheryl HallJames & Carolyn HammerleWayne & Susan HarrisRobert & Beverly HartgrovePatricia Hatcher Kerry HavnerRobert & Patricia HillHoward HinkJoe & Anna Ball HodgeCharles & Judith HollandLee & Mitzi HolmesGregory & Carol HooverFrederick & Ginger HortonRobert & Caralyn HouseJames & Bianca HowardAlan & Teresa IcenhourVerne & Barbara IngersollBarbara JacksonJonathan & Lisa JohnsonNorman & Barbara JohnsonDavid & Keni JohnsonLori N. JonesThomas Karches &
Kerry MeadMartha N. KeravuoriJames & Deborah KesslerRobert & Crystal KnightTom Koch & Wei Wei YeGary & Suzanne KrillJohn & Lisa LafrattaKevin LaureanoJoseph Layton &
Sarah RoholtGeorge & Betty LennonMichael & Jacqueline LewisWilliam & Deanna LinebackMargaret LinkSamuel & Anne MaceRob Maddrey
& Mark TulbertJames & Deborah ManessDudley & Beverly Marchi Jackson & Martha MartinJohn Marvill &
Diane FigueroaWilliam & Sharon MasseyRobert & Carol MattocksLance & Arica McCordJohn & Nancy McIlweeJulie McVayJoseph MeadowsLorraine MercerMichael Merritt &
Jayne FleenerDavid & Renee MetschBetty MittagRobert & Patricia MohnalCathy MorrisWilliam MoxleyPaul & Rebecca NagyWillard & Joan Neel
John & Lori NugentPatricia OakleyTaryn OeschBarry & Sara OlsonBarbara ParramoreHuston PaschalEugene & Phyllis PateRichard & Nell PattyIrvin & Anne PearceJennifer PeaveyLarry & Susan PegramBryan Peters & Susan JoynerLarry PetersonCharles PhaneufCharles & Vicki PhaneufAshmead & Marjorie PipkinCharles & Patricia PoeMichael Poterala
& Heidi BulichWes & Judith ProctorGal & Naomi ProfesorskyJames & Catherine RalstonSylvia RedwineAllen ReepMary ReganKatharine ReidCarole & Walter RhodesTimothy & Donna RhyneCharles & Susan RobinsonFrank & Andrea RoedigerJames RogersRonald & Gail RunyanRichard & Jackie SaleebyCharles & Mary ScarantinoLeslie ScheunemannNancy ScheunemannGene & Maryann SchroederSarah SchrothBetty SeidnerAnthony SeltonPhilip SheltonRobert & Connie ShertzScott Shore &
Rebecca BostonJerry SimpsonAnthony & Diana SlaterHarrison & Karen SmithDana SmithEmory & Helen SnyderThomas Spleth &
Jean McLaughlinDonia SteeleLouise SteeleCharles & Debbie
StephensonLaura StevensJames & Catherine StuartSuresh & Phoola SusGrady & Mary SykesSuzanne TaylorGary & Pennie ThrowerJulie TomlinWilliam & Roslyn TroutmanGerald & Kimberly TullyHarry & Delores TunePaul & Karen Turinsky
John & Connie TurlingtonMargaret Ruth ValyouKevin VenturaDavid ViaRobert & Marilyn WarnerSteve & Jane WarrenJeffrey & Elizabeth
WeingartenDeborah WhiteShannon WhitleyChristopher Wilkerson &
Jennifer WestDavid & Judi WilkinsonMark & Robyn WilsonKenneth & June WinstonTroy & Leigh WojcikMary Lib Wood
SUPPORTER ($50-$99)
John & Joan AdlerRobert & Marilyn AldridgePaul AllredThomas & Deborah AtkinsonSteven BackerMarc & Anita BakerCharlotte BakerKathleen BarrettJanet BatkerThomas & Patricia BaucomRichard & Julie BensonRoger & Rhoda BerkowitzPatricia BermanKenneth BlandCarson BooneCheryl BoswellWilmer BrantleyWilliam & Millicent BrittDenis & Brenda BrokkeDawson & Jessica BruckmanHubert & Mary CarrSean Cassidy John Connors
& Mary Beth TobinSarah Corica Roy Cromartie &
Paul FombergJohnny & Harriett CrowMarc & Julie CubetaThomas & Alberta CurranJeremy & Lauren DeeseGlenn & Sherrill DuncanDouglas & Benna EldridgeAnthony & Marjorie EvansWilliam & Christine FormanBradley & Cheryl FrancisAlfred & Denise FriedrichJimmy & Doris GarlichRobert & Brenda GarnerLinda GarriquesMatt & Kelly GayMaurice & Karen GiffordBarbara GoldthwaiteGeorge & Marie Greenslade
Noel GriffinOscar & Karin HalversonElizabeth HansenVictoria HareJoseph & Kathy Hart Allison HauserPeter & Helen HauserRobert & Dorothy HaynesRichard & Rosemary HillJean HolmeaDavid & Sharon HopeDavid Hopp & Susan StrawJames HudginsAnna HumphreyLeta HuntsingerJohn & Amy HussMartin & Sarah HyattGary Jacobsohn &
Elizabeth MichaelsEverette James
& Nancy FarmerAnton & Maria JettenMark JettenDavid Jones Gary King & Joyce Watkins KingJohnny & Susan KirklandLonnie & Sara LassiterWilliam & Colleen LeeDorothy LovePatsy LumpkinKent LyleDeacon MackMargaret MarchandLouis & Candace MasiniThomas MasonTodd & Patty MathesMarcia McNamaraPatricia MichaelsHerbert & Jeanne MillerThomas & Patricia MillerLloyd MillsteinKim & Wendy MinorRobert & Debbie MooreThomas MooreJames & Barbara MulkeyJoel & Susan NanceJuliana Nfah-Abbenyi Michael NuttJeffrey & Amy OakesKern OrmondJim & Shirley OvercashDonald Palmer & Leila MayEpifanio Pazienza &
Jennie MalcomDeborah Petermann Thomas PhillipsRichard ReedCharles & Lynn RiedellMary RobertsSterling SavageKathryn ScarabelliRonald & Melody ScottMia Self Sara Seltzer Leon & Lois SemkeBrian Shawcroft & Kathy Gruer
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Scott & Elizabeth ShowalterGerald & Mary SibrackWilliam & Elizabeth SimmonsBrian & Kathy SischoLarisa SlarkEric Smith & Cynthia Holding-SmithRyan & Kathryn SneadRonald & Heather SpiveyStanley & Doris StagerIrwin Stern Ian & Sarah StubbsMary SurrattJohn & Rebecca SwansonAnne ThomasGeorge & Christina ThomasGregory & Amie ThompsonCarol ToomajianWilliam & Jane TuckerHenry & Elizabeth TurlingtonBruce & Annmarie TuttleGenia Bone TysonTeppei UmentoCraig & Lynn UnwinRobert UpchurchNicholas & Margaret UrsiniRoy & Cynthia VestalGeorge & Mary WahlHaley WellsHilary WhittakerWilliam & Suzanne WickerDeborah WilsonRichard & Amy WoyniczYuntian Zhu Gregory Ziglar
CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS
1789 QuestersAltria GroupBailey EndowmentBB&TBeech Grove PlantationBoeing CompanyBryan Commercial PropertiesDaughters of the American RevolutionDover FoundationDuke Energy FoundationFidelity Charitable Gift FundFox Family FoundationFrameworks Gallery and
Frame DesignGE FoundationGenworth FinancialGlaxoSmithKlineIBM CorporationJustGiveLubo FundLund Fetterman Family FoundationMeadWestvaco FoundationMicrosoft CorporationMills Family FoundationMorgan StanleyMU BETA PSINational Christian Foundation
LEADER
($20,000 & above)
Jennifer Gittins-HarfstTom & Charlotte Newby
BENEFACTOR
($5,000-$9,999)
Bernard & Patricia HymanHenry JohnstonMichael & Linda Keefe
CONNOISSEUR
($2,500-$4,999)
Muriel ArlinJoy BakerJames Denney & Daniel EllisonDebra DoyleHarriet HerringKirsten JacksonRoger Manley & Theadora BrackFrank StewartMichael Stoskopf &
Suzanne Kennedy-StoskopfAnthony Ulinski & Kim ChurchStephen & Charlotte WainwrightHelen White
PATRON ($1,000-$2,499)
Reed & Elizabeth AltmanRoger & Rhoda BerkowitzEric BrillWalter & Ann DanielDanielle GreeneKaren HavighurstJanet KaganSusan KofskyPatricia LawsElizabeth MathesonBanks & Louise Talley
SPONSOR
($500-$999)
Jane HallJayme MellemaMargaret ParkAnne Thomas
FRIEND
($250-$499)
Russell FlinchumMary LeonardPaul & Rebecca NagyDiane Pulley
CONTRIBUTOR
($100-$249)
Lisa DankerHenri DawkinsRonald & Mary FalcianiCharles & Kate GreenDavid GreeneJane HoppinChristopher Leazer &
Heath RamseyMargaret LinkDavid & Mary RendlemanLinh & Mette SchladweilerJoan SpiegelSally UllmanMary Victor
SUPPORTER
($50-$99)
Lynda ClarkMarvin & Cindy MalechaJean MerrittJohn & Susan Stone
GIFTS IN KIND
Norfolk Southern CorporationOl’ North State Knitting GuildPlant City Animal HospitalProvantageRaytheon CompanyRenaissance Charitable FoundationSir Walter CabinetSmart ChoiceState Employees Combined CampaignT. Rowe Price Program for
Charitable GivingTarheel Gem & Mineral Club
The Brody Brothers FoundationTitmus FoundationTriange Potter’s GuildTriangle Community FoundationTruistTwisted Threads Fiber Arts GuildUnited Way Tar River RegionVanguard Charitable Endowment
ProgramWells Fargo FoundationWindgate Charitable FoundationXerox Corporation
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FRIENDS of Arts NC State2015-2016 BOARD OF ADVISORS
OFFICERSBing Sizemore, Chair
Gary Greene, Chair-Elect
MEMBERSBruce BransonTom Cabaniss
Jim ClarkJohn Coggin
Paul FombergAllin Foulkrod Jason Horne
Bernard Hyman Seth Palmer
Sharon PerryKimberly PrzybylMeredith RoseHiller SpiresTom StaffordLinda WhartonHelen White Tara Zechini
SCHOLARSHIPS & ENDOWMENTS Named Scholarships & Endowments may be established with a minimum commitment of $25,000 and may honor or memorialize an individual or family member while supporting arts initiatives such as student scholarships, programmatic support and collections.
ABB Inc. Arts Outreach EndowmentJudy C. Abee Marching Band EndowmentPatricia H. Adams Scholarship Donald and Maryann Bitzer Theater
Achievement Awards EndowmentBrenda E. and W. Wade Brickhouse Fine Craft Collection
EndowmentCarey & Neita Bostian Music EndowmentHenry & Sory Bowers Arts EndowmentBruce T. Brown Marching Band EndowmentCharlotte V. Brown Museum EndowmentRaymond A. Bryan, Jr. Jazz EndowmentCurtis R. Craver Clarinet ScholarshipDr. Eloise A. Cofer Arts EndowmentMargaret Price Corcoran Marching Band ScholarshipMildred J. Davis Museum EndowmentRonald G. Ellis & Earl Lynn Roberson Scholarship Annabelle Lundy Fetterman Symphony
Concertmaster EndowmentFox Family Foundation Crafts Center EndowmentJohn N. & Nancy C. Gregg Museum EndowmentDewey M. Griffith Marching Band EndowmentDr. Frank M. Hammond Endowment for Musicianship
& Outstanding LeadershipGlenn S. Harman & Miriam Bailey Gardner Choral
Accompanist Scholarship Endowment
Glenn S. Harman & Kay Crawford Johnson Double-Reed Scholarship Endowment
Horton Fellowship Endowment FundAmelia E. Hunter Choral Leadership EndowmentITG Norma Ausley Memorial EndowmentThe Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf Endowment for
Creativity in the Performing ArtsThe Lattice Endowment for the Performing ArtsJames and Eileen Lecce Ethnic Art Collection EndowmentSheila Margaret Lund EndowmentJim Marchman Marching Band EndowmentToni Christine Masini Memorial ScholarshipJohn C. McIlwee Theatre EndowmentJohn Menapace Photography EndowmentN. Alexander Miller III Arts EndowmentSharon Herr Moore Center Stage EndowmentNCSU Pipes and Drums Scholarship Barbara G. & Hayne Palmour III Museum EndowmentJames M. Poyner Visiting Artist EndowmentKimberly Titmus Przybyl Music EndowmentLew & Billie Rentel ARTS NC STATE ScholarshipLew & Billie Rentel Museum Enhancement EndowmentLew & Billie Rentel Thompson Building EndowmentReynolds Music Performance ScholarshipAlby Rose Marching Band Scholarship Stafford Endowment for ARTS NC STATE Student TravelBanks & Louise Talley Arts EndowmentBanks C. Talley Jr. Arts Endowment for the
Frank Thompson BuildingBrita M. Tate Memorial EndowmentMartha Emerson Upchurch Performing Arts EndowmentWachovia Endowment for the Visual & Performing ArtsRandall & Susan Ward ARTS NC STATE ScholarshipRandall & Susan Ward Museum EndowmentDr. Elmer R. White Trumpet ScholarshipMary Lib Wood Endowment for the Visual & Performing Arts
EX-OFFICIO
Dan Ellison, President, Friends of the Gregg
Rich Holly, Executive Director, Arts NC State
Mona Fitzpatrick, Program Associate, Development, Arts NC State
Mitchell Moravec, NC State Student Senate Representative
Mackenzie Raymond, NC State Student Representative
DINING GUIDETALLEY STUDENT UNION
Floor 1Starbucks
Floor 2Jason’s DeliLos Lobos Mexican GrillOne Earth World CuisinePort City JavaRed Sky Pizza CompanyTalley Market
(Howling Cow &Yates Mill Bakery)
Tuffy’s Diner
Floor 31887 Bistro
NEAR CAMPUS
David’s Dumpling & Noodle Bar
1900 Hillsborough St 919.239.4536
Gonza Tacos y Tequila 2100 Hillsborough St 919.268.8965
Liquid State 1908 Hillsborough St 984.200.6184
Mitch’s Tavern 2426 Hillsborough St 919.821.7771
Players Retreat 105 Oberlin Rd 919.755.9589
CAMERON VILLAGE
Brixx Wood Fired Pizza402 Oberlin Rd919.723.9370
Cameron Bar & Grill 2018 Clark Ave 919.755.2231
Cantina 18433 Daniels St919.835.9911
Faire2130 Clark Ave919.307.3583
Sugarland 2031 Cameron St 919.835.2100
Tazza Kitchen432 Woodburn Rd919.835.9463
Tupelo Honey425 Oberlin Rd919.723.9353
Village Draft House 428 Daniels St 919.833.1373
DOWNTOWN
Beasley’s Chicken + Honey
200 South Wilmington St 919.322.0127
Busy Bee Café225 South Wilmington St 919.424.7817
Capital Club 16 16 West Martin St 919.747.9345
Chuck’s 237 South Wilmington St 919.322.0216
Fiction Kitchen 428 South Dawson St919.831.4177
Five Star Restaurant 511 West Hargett St 919.833.3311
Flying Saucer 328 West Morgan St 919.821.7468
Gravy 135 South Wilmington St 919.896.8513
Humble Pie 317 South Harrington St 919.829.9222
Irregardless Café 901 West Morgan St 919.833.8898
The Oxford 319 Fayetteville St 919.832.6622
The Pit 328 West Davie St 919.890.4500
Poole’s Downtown Diner 426 South McDowell St 919.832.4477
The Raleigh Times Bar 14 East Hargett St 919.833.0999
Second Empire330 Hillsborough St919.829.3663
Sitti 137 South Wilmington St 919.239.4070
Taverna Agora326 Hillsborough St919.881.8333
Trophy Brewing Company
827 West Morgan St 919.803.4849
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This spring, the 16th annual Birdhouse Competition returns to the JC Raulston Arboretum here at NC State. The contest takes place on April 2, 2016, and builders of all ages may submit entries. Creations from past competitions have ranged from barrels of laughs to studies in craftsmanship and beauty.
New this year, there will be a category just for NC State students. In advance of the April 1 submission deadline, the Crafts Center will be working with student groups to build birdhouses from a variety of media.
George Thomas, director of the Crafts Center, hopes to see a collection of student-built birdhouses inspired by the NC State campus. “Could you imagine what a birdhouse would look like if reflecting those living in the Engineering Village or maybe Arts Village? What would an Honors house look like or maybe a house made by a design student or maker enthusiast? How about a fraternity house, sustainable house, Habitat or even a GLBT house… and then there’s the entrepreneur house, an absolute
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Tile birdhouse by Crafts Center instructor Marina Bosetti.
CRAFTING FOR THE BIRDS
must see! It would be cool to see 3D printed houses, houses made from recycled materials, and maybe even some redbird houses that scream ‘Go Pack!’”
In addition to the student group sessions, the spring Crafts Center class lineup includes multi-week classes for building birdhouses from clay, gourds and wood – tiny homes perfectly suited for North Carolina bluebirds, wrens, and nuthatches.
Visit ncsu.edu/crafts to learn about birdhouse building.
Visit go.ncsu.edu/birdhouse for details on the competition at the Arboretum.
